Given name & surname
Ingmar
“the son of Ing”·“having the beauty of the god Ing”
In French use, Ingmar is a variant of Ingemar. One Scandinavian interpretation is “the son of Ing.” Ingmar is a variant of Ingrid. One Scandinavian interpretation is “having the beauty of the god Ing.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Ingmar is a variant of Ingemar. One Scandinavian interpretation is “the son of Ing.” Ingmar is a variant of Ingrid. One Scandinavian interpretation is “having the beauty of the god Ing.”
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Where it comes from
In French use, Ingmar is a variant of Ingemar. Ingemar has been associated with Old Norse and Swedish naming traditions. Ingmar is a variant of Ingrid. Ingrid has been associated with Old Norse and Scandinavian naming traditions.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ingmar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1990. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 170 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ingmar’s family of names
Ingmar has a related form in Ingrid. In French usage, Ingmar has a related form in Ingemar. In Faroese usage, Ingmar has a related form in INGIMAR.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Ingmar has relatives in 3 languages.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Ingmar
- Ingmar De Poorterecyclistborn 1984
- Ingmar VosDutch decathleteborn 1986
- Ingmar Bengtsson1920–1989
- Ingmar ZeisbergGerman actress (1933–2022)
- Ingmar De VosBelgian sports administratorborn 1963
- Ingmar MaayenDutch footballerborn 1988
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